Lulu, a Hungarian PhD (匈牙利哲学博士) student at Tsinghua University, first came to Beijing in 2017. She soon fell in love with the city. She also found her greatest hobby —Peking Opera.
Lulu watched Peking Opera for the first time in an opera museum. "I found it really fantastic, " she said. "Both the outfits (装束)and the movements were so wonderful. The face-painting was something I'd never seen before. It is so different from Western opera. "
With great interest, she joined the Peking Opera group of Tsinghua University. That made her see that Peking Opera is much more than just the looks. "There is really, really huge cultural and historical background in Peking Opera. "
The group members practice twice a week. Mostly, they practice singing and movements. The biggest problem for Lulu was learning the Asian way of singing. "To start with, my throat was in great pain, because I was using my voice in the wrong way, "she said. But with the help of teachers, she has improved a lot.
There are other international students in the group. "I really love Peking Opera because it brings us together, " she said. "I believe that art has no boundaries(界限)and music has no language barriers (障碍). I hope to share my love for Peking Opera with more people outside China. "
